It is not surprising, but it is quite disturbing that such tactics were used to swing voters at the last minute. As dirty as the robocalling tactic is, it "worked" by getting the people so annoyed with one candidate that they would just want to vote for their opponent. Had these robocalls been carried out, could the elections have been swung in the other direction.

I shudder to think how this tactic may be used in future elections.

I am sensing that a recount may have to be done, just to be really sure of the final outcome.

I did phone polling in the 13th district for Move.On.org, during a week prior to the election. I'm also from the same district. Of those I polled, they would ask, "Are you a real person?" Once that decided I gave enough human proof that I was indeed human, they explained how they were sick of the annimated phone calls, smear and the inconvience it placed upon them.Some when so far as saying that they were switching their vote, or how the calls influenced their desision to vote Democrat. Other's would state, " Anyone but Buchanan". So I certainly believe that robo calling backfired and had a backlash effect for those I spoke with. Not a scientific study,but it's what I experienced.

Republicans are a filthy and slimy bunch and are dragging all of America down to their level of slime. These swamp rats are with us forever unless the voters demand otherwise or the Pope withdraws Catholic support from the Repub party and that just ain't gonna happen. The Vatican and the repub party are married to each other.

I say that and I am a Catholic, but not that kind. Unless and until the Catholic Church gets out of American politics America continue to be in trouble. We are a deeply divided and fractured country thanks to people like Rupert Murdoch, a Catholic, and Fox News which has many Catholics on their staff. Just use Google and Wikipedia. Catholicism has joined the repub party and now both are vicious groups.

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